Lindsey Vonn airlifted to hospital after crashing out of Olympic downhill race

Skier’s bid for gold with ruptured ACL ends in agony Vonn’s US teammate Breezy Johnson tops podium Winter Olympics 2026: live news and updates The Olympic career of Lindsey Vonn has ended in a sickening, split-second crash high on the side of the Tofane downhill run in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The American, one of the most successful skiers in history, had come out of a five-year retirement to compete in her fifth Games, and was hoping to become the oldest athlete, male or female, ever to win a medal in the downhill. Vonn was just 12 seconds into the race when her legs gave way beneath her as she rode a bump. She twisted, fell, and tumbled and, after the first stunned screams and shouts, the crowd all around the mountain fell entirely silent in shock and worry.